Blog
Welcome to our blog – The Bottom Line, where you’ll find up-to-date commentary and analysis on the most important news in the fiscal world. Below is a list of our blog posts.
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More Economists in Favor of Smart Debt Reduction
A recent blog post by International Monetary Fund (IMF) economists Carlo Cottarelli and Philip Gerson on the IMF Direct blog highlights the importance...
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MY VIEW: Judd Gregg February 2013
Former Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) comments on the partisanship in Washington, an issue that so far has been holding back attempts to reach a deal that...
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Doing More Than Just Hitting the Target
Our blog yesterday noted that the debate over stimulus versus deficit reduction is much more nuanced than is often portrayed. Although these positions...
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Joint Committee on Taxation Releases Latest Estimates of Tax Expenditures
Update: The link to the JCT report has been fixed. Today, the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) released their annual estimate of each individual and...
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MY VIEW: Rudy Penner February 2013
In a Tax Policy Center blog, Urban Institute fellow and former CBO director Rudy Penner makes the case for going beyond the amount of deficit...
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Economists in Favor of Smart Deficit Reduction
A recent op-ed from Joe Scarborough in Politico has brought back attention to the stimulus vs. deficit reduction debate. Some commentators like Paul...
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150 Ways to Reform Medicare
At nearly $500 billion a year, Medicare is the costliest piece of the federal health care budget. As we’ve discussed before, Medicare spending and...
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How Far We Have to Go on Deficit Reduction
In the past few weeks, we have made the case for putting debt on a downward path as a percent of GDP as a goal for the next round of deficit reduction...
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Bowles: National Debt Threatens U.S. Innovation
In an interview with Forbes contributor Henry Doss, former Fiscal Commission co-chair Erskine Bowles explains just how our unsustainable debt...
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Peterson Foundation Analyzes the Fiscal Cliff Deal
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation has released a new report on the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) and its effect on the long-term outlook...
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New Proposal to Reform Federal Student Aid
In a report released today, the New America Foundation’s Education Policy Program offers a proposal to overhaul the federal financial aid system with...
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Line Items: Hockey Edition
Dropping the Puck – The NHL season is finally underway, and it only took the Washington Capitals five games to get a win. Things are similarly getting...